Diane Fanning: Author, Speaker

January 13, 2009

The body of my non-fiction writing is stained with the agony of missing loved ones. In my first book, THROUGH THE WINDOW, some of the victims of Tommy Lynn Sells were found dead in their homes, others were missing for months and a few like Stephanie Stroh and Yvette Mueller remain missing decades after their deaths.

The serial killer in INTO THE WATER, Richard Marc Evonitz, abducted young girls from their front yards in broad daylight. Sofia Silva’s family spent two months in unrelenting pain not knowing what happened to the 15-year-old girl until her body was discovered in a lonely spot along the highway. The parents of Kati and Kristin Lisk suffered through an eternal week before their daughters’ remains were spotted in a logjam on a secluded stream.

I wrote about Susan McFarland in GONE FOREVER. She was missing for fifty-three days. While her whereabouts were unknown, her husband told their three little boys—ages 6, 8 and 11: “Your mommy needed a break from you because you are so bad.” With those hateful words, he compounded the evil he perpetrated when he killed their mother.

In BABY BE MINE, Lisa Montgomery killed Bobbie Jo Stinnett and kidnapped her unborn child. Frantic police sent out an Amber Alert and ran themselves ragged in the day and a half it took to find the missing newborn.

Phony doctor Dean Faiello inadvertently caused the death of his patient Maria Cruz in UNDER THE KNIFE. Instead of owning up to his responsibility, he buried her under a slab of concrete in the carriage house of his Victorian mansion, sold his home and partied in sunny Costa Rica. While he enjoyed the tropical life, Maria’s family died a little more every day. It took nine months before her body was found.

In my most recently released book, THE PASTOR’S WIFE, Mary and Matthew’s families were terrified when Matthew was found dead and Mary and her three little girls were missing. They feared the worst until police found Mary—she’d shot her sleeping husband in the back and then took her daughters to the beach.

This summer, my next true crime release, POISONED PASSION, details the misery of Michael Severance’s family. He was missing for two months before investigators found his mutilated body in a stock pond in the middle of nowhere. His veterinarian wife was found guilty of giving him a lethal injection.

Right now, I am working on a book about Caylee Anthony, the sweet little toddler who was missing for nearly six months before her discarded body was discovered. The whole nation grieved and prayed for her safe return. It isn’t easy to write this book—it is heartbreaking work writing the story of the death of the most innocent victim of all.

Written by HFTM · Filed Under Guest Blog 

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5 Responses to “Diane Fanning: Author, Speaker”

  1. Grande on January 13th, 2009 12:39 pm

    And thank you for all you do Diane!

    I just completed Baby Be Mine. “Is it possible that she beat the plowshares of fantasy into the sword of truth as mile after mile passed beneath her wheels?”

    I look forward to reading many more from your portfolio of work. Thanks, as always~

  2. Pauli on February 11th, 2009 4:45 pm

    I love your work Diane and all that you do.

    Thank you

  3. Sarah on May 4th, 2009 10:50 am

    I am reading “Written in Blood” at the moment and I must say it is simply compelling. I just cannot put it down.

    What a fantastic author.

    Looking forward to the Caylee Anthony book.

  4. Jennifer Moore on May 16th, 2009 2:42 pm

    Diane….your work has brought light once again to mans world that was once dark. Marven Stroh smiles now, you helped make that happen. Thank you for helping us find the truth about what happened to Stephanie.

  5. REV.CHRISS on October 19th, 2009 4:04 am

    Dear Dianne
    I am a senior pastor of word of life harvest church in Kenya and i was happy to see your wonderful work for the Lord on your website,i have some churches working under me in Kenya and in some parts of Uganda and Rwanda,we are planing empowering and equipping conference for pastors and church leaders early next year the reason of this conference is to empower and equip our pastors for the Lord’s mission to the world,we would request you to come and speak to our pastors because of your experience in the ministry we can also visit some of my ministries and projects in different part of Kenya more than 300 pastors will attend .Thank you.Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
    In Chris’s service and Love
    Rev.Chris and Tabitha
    here is my postal adress
    REV.CHRISS BARASA
    P.O BOX 1882
    ELDORET

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